A great year for student athletes

Courtesy of Chinook Observer
By KEVIN HEIMBIGNERObserver staff writer

Coach Bobby Torppa's Naselle girls won three consecutive games at district and finished with a 10-15 record. Sylvia Herrold was all-league and Brandi Keightley, Erin Saari, and Cheryl Steppe earned honorable mention kudos.

Naselle's softball team was 10-6 on the year for Pacific League Coach of the Year Chris Clark. Collette Beaulaurier and Brittanie Vaughn were all-league and Comets Holly Davis and Brandi Keightley were honorable mention.

On the track Erin Saari finished third in the pole vault at state for Debbie Denny's Comets and also competed in the 100-meter dash, high jump, and 300-meter hurdles. Kelsey Fletcher and Conor Smith ran the 800 at state and Elsa Butchart, Haley Landis, and Mayu Takami rounded out Naselle's 4x400 relay team that also competed.

In volleyball Naselle won the Pacific League title for the fourth consecutive season for Coach of the Year Debbie Denny, advanced to the district championship game, but lost there and dropped two matches at state to finish with a 15-5 record. Sylvia Herrold was named MVP and Jamie Bighill and Kellyn Pakenen were first-team all-leaguers. Jenny Klinger, Cheryl Steppe and Ashley Ahlstrom were honorable mention.

All four basketball teams are off to solid starts and all look to be contenders for district berths and beyond. Two Fishermen wrestlers have winning records to kick off their season.